Nomura Asset Management confirms global fixed income ambitions with leading team hire
Nomura Asset Management U.K. Ltd. (NAM) has appointed Richard Hodges and Ben Bugg to extend its presence in the global fixed income space. Richard Hodges joins NAM from Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), where he held the role of Head of High Alpha Fixed (...)
Janus Capital Group Inc. today announced that William H. Gross, world-renowned fixed income investor, will be joining Janus Capital Group. He will manage the Janus Global Unconstrained Bond Fund...
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) announced that Ted Eliopoulos has been selected as CalPERS Chief Investment Officer (CIO), permanently assuming responsibility for leading the investment office at the nation’s largest public pension (...)
Threadneedle Investments strengthens multi-asset team with new appointment
Threadneedle Investments (Threadneedle), a leading international asset manager, has appointed Maya Bhandari as Investment Strategist in its Multi-Asset Allocation team.
Nadine Faruque to join Deutsche Bank as Global Head of Compliance
Deutsche Bank announced that Nadine Faruque, 53, will join as Global Head of Compliance on December 1. In this role, she will be responsible for the Bank’s Compliance department...
BlackRock has taken a significant minority equity stake in Scalable Capital
Scalable Capital today announced the signing of a €30m funding round, led by BlackRock alongside existing investors HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and Tengelmann Ventures. This funding round is one of Europe’s largest for a digital investment manager to date, bringing Scalable (...)
Natixis Asset Management to test blockchain with FundsDLT
Natixis Asset Management, a leading affiliate of Natixis Global Asset Management announced it started testing the FundsDLT blockchain-powered platform for fund managers
After a slowdown in April, European ETF market flows were back on track in May.
Net New Assets (NNA) during the month amounted to EUR9.5bn, a level comparable to the first months of the year. Total Assets under Management are up 12% vs. the end of 2016, reaching EUR579bn, and including a positive market impact of 3%. Emerging Market and European (...)
ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally reach a new record of 4.103 trillion US dollars at the end of May 2017
ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record of US$4.103 trillion at the end of May 2017, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s (...)
LGT Capital Partners announces successful closing of the acquisition of European Capital
LGT Capital Partners Ltd., a leading alternative investment specialist, has successfully completed the acquisition of European Capital Fund Management Ltd. (European Capital), a London- and Paris-based private debt manager, from Ares Capital (...)